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Kimpton Saint George

Hotel: Kimpton Saint George 
Address: 280 Bloor Street West, M5S 1V8 Toronto, Canada
 
Time of visit: April 2022
 
Equipment
There’re kettlebells and dumbbells (up to 50 lbs/22 kgs) and there’s also an adjustable bench. There’s a cable machine with a fair selection of handles.
 
As for cardio equipment, there’re three treadmills, a cross-trainer and a stationary bike.
 
Accessories cover medicine balls, exercise balls and exercise mats.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complimentary towels? 
Does the hotel gym offer complimentary water?
 
Comments
Opening hours seem to be 24/7.
I was positively surprised to see they had a cable machine and a nice selection of kettlebells.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, it would be ok to stay here again and use this hotel gym although I’d prefer to try a new one.
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Shangri-La

Hotel: Shangri-La 
Address: 1128 West Georgia Street, West End, V6E 0A8 Vancouver, Canada
 
Time of visit: December 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a nice range of machines – for example, a leg press machine, a chest press machine, a lat pull-down machine and a Techno Gym Kinesis cable machine.
Dumbbells range from 2,5 to 75 lbs/1 to 34 kgs and there’s a pair of adjustable benches.
 
As for cardio equipment, there’re three stationary bikes, four treadmills, a rowing machine and five cross-trainers.
 
There’re a few medicine balls and a pair of kettlebells too. 
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
I loved that they had an excellent range of machines/weights for all body parts. However, they didn’t have a suitable machine for calves.
The hotel gym was absolutely clean throughout – with frequent visits from the maintenance team throughout the opening hours.
There’s also a full yoga studio.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Absolutely – it’s an excellent gym with good range of equipment and weights!
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Qualicum Beach Inn

Hotel: Qualicum Beach Inn 
Address: 2690 Island Highway West, British Columbia, V9K 1G8 Qualicum Beach, Canada
 
Time of visit: November 2021
 
Equipment
They’re dumbbells (from 5-40 lbs/2-18kgs) and two benches – an adjustable bench and a flat bench.
 
Cardio-wise there’s a cross-trainer and two treadmills.
 
Accessories include an exercise mat and an elastic band.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
It’s a small but workable hotel gym.
Once again, more cardio machines filled the space but with the range of dumbbells I could get a good lifting and quick hiit session in.
They had a sanitizer water bottle but not really any paper towels to wipe things off.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure – I would go back to this hotel again, not necessarily because of the hotel gym, but all together was a good hotel with a great location near the ocean.
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Marriott

Hotel: Marriott
Address: 800 Place Leigh Capreol, H4Y 0A4 Dorval, Canada
 
Time of visit: October 2021
 
Equipment
Dumbbells go up to 20 kg and there’s a pair of adjustable benches.
There’s a cable machine as well as machines covering leg extensions and leg curls.
 
There’s a handful of treadmills and a pair of stationary bikes and a pair of cross-trainers as well.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
It would’ve been nice if they’d had exercise mats and exercise balls.
There’s a limit of five people in the hotel gym at a time – access is granted via a key from the front desk which has to be returned after use.
It’s a spa as well offering facials and body treatments.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, for a short stop-over hotel, I’d say it’s a decent hotel gym for a quick workout.
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Holiday Inn

Hotel: Holiday Inn        
Address: 101 Pacific Avenue, S7K 3X6 Saskatoon, Canada
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a stationary bike, two treadmills and a cross-trainer.
There’s an exercise ball, a good selection of dumbbells (2 to 22kg) and an adjustable bench.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
I’m not sure about the opening hours, but think it was 7am to 10pm.
The weight scale doesn’t work.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure – I was a little disappointed in the size of this hotel gym, since the hotel is quite new and pricey.
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Four Seasons

Hotel: Four Seasons    
Address: 1440 Rue de la Montage, H3G 1Z5 Montreal, Canada
 
Time of visit: August 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a fully equipped squat rack, ab/adduction machines, a cable machine, a chest press machine as well as a machine for lat pull-downs. There’s a solid selection of dumbbells and two adjustable benches.
 
As for cardio, there’s a stationary bike, four cross-trainers, six treadmills, an assault bike, a SkiErg, a rowing machine, two Peloton look-a-like bikes and a curved treadmill!
 
Accessories include a hyperextension bench, a Bosu ball and a couple of exercise balls as well as a nice selection of medicine balls and a handful of kettlebells.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
Opening hours are from 6am to 10pm.
 
A leg press machine is really the only thing missing.
I was happy to see that they had a squat rack, the hyperextension bench and the ab/adduction machines.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes, it’s an amazing hotel gym with lots of equipment!
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Bessborough

Hotel: Bessborough
Address: 601 Spadina Crescent East, S7K 3G8 Saskatoon, Canada
 
Time of visit: June 2021
 
Equipment
Much of the hotel gym is filled with cardio machines – three treadmills, two cross-trainers and four stationary bikes.
 
Dumbbells go up to 22 kgs and there’re two adjustable benches.
There’s also a cable machine with a variety of attachments which makes workouts much more versatile.
 
They also have a corner area with medicine balls and mats.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? No.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? No.
 
Comments
I’ve been a reoccurring visitor of this hotel. The hotel gym is spacious and always clean and in top shape.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Yes – overall, I enjoy coming to this gym for a quick lift on holidays!
 
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Homewood Suites

Hotel: Homewood Suites
Address: Suite B – 711 4th Street S.E., AB T2G 1N3 Calgary, Canada
 
Time of visit: April 2021
 
Equipment
There’s a chest press machine, a leg press machine, a lat pull-down machine as well as a cable machine. There’s a fair selection of dumbbells (2 to 22 kgs) and an adjustable bench.
 
If you’re looking for a cardio-based workout, there’re treadmills and cross-trainers.
 
Does the hotel gym offer complementary towels? Yes.
Does the hotel gym offer complementary water? Yes.
 
Comments
The hotel gym is clean and well-maintained.
 
It’s currently open from 8am to 8pm. However, you need to make an appointment due to the COVID-19 situation.
 
I was happy to see that they had a leg press machine and a cable machine! However, it would’ve been nice if they’d had foam rollers too.
 
Clean and well maintained.
 
Based on the hotel gym, would you stay at this hotel next time you’re in the area?
Not sure – but it’s surely one of the better hotel gyms in the city.